Marauders is a First-Person Shooter set in the terrifying void of outer space where enemies are everywhere. Players will find themselves fighting in freefall, on the ground, or in multiple space stations. The game is an extraction looter with mechanics familiar to the genre, such as looting, crafting, various armor types, and more.
In addition to fending off their fellow players, Marauders must fight AI, sometimes called NPC, enemies. Sometimes, the AI takes the form of tower defense, such as turrets in space that defend the station from invaders. At other times, players face human-shaped AI that will shoot players on sight. Each AI enemy in Marauders behaves differently and can drop different kinds of loot.
It is vital for Space Pirates to be able to identify the AI enemies, learn how to deal with them, and plan what to do in every hostile encounter.
Brief Overview of General Combat Mechanics in Marauders
Combat in Marauders operates by the same mechanics as other first-person shooters. Expect to see familiar elements such as different armor and calibers.
When a player is shot, he may be relatively unscathed or completely doomed, depending on a few factors: the type of armor the player is wearing, the kind of weapon the enemy is using, and the caliber of ammo with which the weapon is loaded.
Once a fight concludes, players must heal, reload their weapons, loot the fallen enemies, and extract.
Extraction (in other words, evacuating from the area of your raid) can be tricky! Players must exit a space station by the same airlock by which they entered, in order to return to their ship. But that’s not sufficient to escape! Players must pilot their ship to an Escape Gate to escape with their loot. Otherwise, a fleeing pirate can get intercepted by other players.
Gunfights against AI enemies in Marauders and other players can be very different as the AI is less tactical than a real opponent, not to mention under-geared. If you are new to the game, feel free to check out our beginners guide to combat in Marauders.
How To Identify NPC Enemies in Marauders vs. Real Players
Space Pirates should be able to identify the different threats in a space station to decide how to approach specific scenarios.
Be Aware Of The Map
Knowing the map you are playing will help you identify whether the enemy is human. Example: In the NAVY Outpost, you will never see AI raiders or miners. If you see someone that looks like one of those, it is most likely an under-geared player.
Watch Their Movements
AI enemies will probably be staring mindlessly, standing still, or having abrupt movements. In contrast, an enemy player will most likely be on the move constantly, moving side to side while shooting at you. This serpentine motion helps players avoid return fire, but it’s a trick the AIs haven’t mastered.
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Listen To The Sounds.
The guns AI uses can be very predictable, especially if you know the map you are playing.
General Tips to Defeat Any AI Enemy in Marauders
Do Not Underestimate The AI
While the AI seems less dangerous than a real player, a bullet is a bullet, and it can spell your end. The AIs are like prowling hyenas, ready to take down a lion when it is weakened. If you happen to confront a real player and win the fight, the AI may be able to finish you off with a bullet from behind. Always deal with the AI first.
Always Loot Them
It is rare but possible that AI can carry some valuable loot, such as coins, rifles, or sidearms. Don’t waste your opportunities!
It Only Takes One Bullet
AI movement is slow and clumsy, which makes it easier for you to get headshots. Also, AI usually wears weak helmets, so save your ammo by killing it with one or two shots to the head.
Different Kinds Of Human-Shaped AI in Marauders
Raiders
The Raiders are a hostile faction in the Marauders game found in other space stations. Raiders are primarily harmless as they carry low-tier gear and are easy to kill.
How To Identify Raiders
Raiders usually wear colorful suits that can be green, red, or white. They also wear white masks. Their meager gear offers very little protection. Sometimes, Raider can use M1 Flak Vests and Leather Caps, which provide insufficient protection to their heads, making them highly vulnerable to headshots.
Locations
- Iridium Asteroid Mine
- L1812 Service Space Station
- Terraformer
Potential Loot
- 1911 Stamp
- SVT-40
- PPSH-41
- M1A1 Para
- Mosin Obrez
- Luger P08
- .32 ACP Ammo
- .45 ACP Ammo
- 10mm Ammo
- 54-R Ammo
- Leather Cap
- M1 Flak Vest
- Sack Bag
- Copper Coins
Contracts
- Cull Cattle Contract: Kill 8 Raiders
Tips To Deal With Raider Enemies in Marauders
- Aim for the head, as they wear weak protection for it.
- Use a small caliber to now waste ammo on them.
- Loot them, as they have valuable coins.
Raiders can barely give you a challenge and are incredibly vulnerable to headshots.
Miner Enemies in Marauders
Heigh ho, Heigh ho, it’s off to space we go! The Miners in Mauraders swing their pickaxes at rock formations and players alike, so watch your step! The Miners are a civilian faction trying to protect themselves from raiders and Marauders with melee weapons.
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How To Identify Miner-Type Enemies in Marauders
Miners can look similar to Raiders as they wear civilian overalls with blue or brownish colors. You’re likely to notice hard hats on their heads and pick axes in their hands.
Locations
- Iridium Asteroid Mine
Potential Loot
- Bandage
- Canned Food
- Hard Hat
- Pick Axe
Contracts
- None
Tips To Deal With Miners
- One or two shots can kill a miner.
- Keep your distance as they make melee attacks.
- There might be Security Personnel around miners so pay attention to your surroundings.
Miner enemies can be defeated by Marauders easily, but their presence may signal a secondary danger is near. If you stumble upon a group of Miners, beware of other players coming to your location! Other players may come to look for valuable loot around the miners.
Prisoners
The Prisoners are a very hostile civilian faction found in Penal Colony Beta 5. There, they are held captive and forced to perform hard labor to pay for their crimes. Prisoners vary widely in appearance. They may have light armor, heavy armor, guns, or melee weapons.
How To Identify Marauders’ Prisoner Enemies
One kind of Prisoner wears an orange prison suit and carries weapons such as the 1911 Stamp, a Sawed-Off Shotgun, and a MAC-10.
Players can spot the other type of prisoner in a Riot Helmet and A M3 Flak Vest with a Truncheon, Baton, or Machete as a melee weapon.
Locations where You can Find Prisoner Enemies in Marauders
- Penal Colony Beta 5
Potential Loot
- .45 ACP Ammo
- 1911 Stamp
- Bandage
- M550 Reising
- Riot Helmet
- 12 Gauge Ammo
- Hunting Knife
- M3 Flak Vest
- Truncheon
- Machete
- Baton
- Sack Bag
Contracts
- None
Tips To Deal With Prisoner Enemies in Marauders
- If you spot a Prisoner wearing a Riot Helmet, keep your distance, as it will try to engage in melee combat.
- Kill these cooperative targets as quickly as possible before another one arrives.
- Go for headshots.
Prisoners can be more challenging than the previous two types of Marauders NPC enemies, as they are more aggressive and better geared. Try to keep your distance and go for headshots.
Security Personnel
The Security Personnel is a defense faction in charge of protecting merchant frigates, interceptor frigates, and Iridium Asteroid MIne. This faction tends to be armed with decent weapons, so don’t approach them without good armor in Marauders.
How To Identify Security Personnel
Players can quickly identify Security Personnel by their white helmets and blue clothing. Security Personnel also tends to cluster in a group of two or more. Their relatively high ability to deal damage offers a challenge to Space Pirates.
Locations
- Merchant Frigates
- Interceptor Frigates
- Iridium Asteroid Mine
Potential Loot
- .45 ACP Ammo
- .32 ACP Ammo
- 1911 Stamp
- M1A1 Para
- Mat-49
- Sack Bag
- Security Helmet
- Jewelry Box
- Valuable Coins
Contracts
- The Legends Begins (Zero to Hero mission)
- Light Recon Contract
Tips To Deal With Security Personel
- Always loot Security personnel, as they can carry valuable guns and goods that players can sell for cash.
- Be careful, as they travel in groups.
- Don’t forget to heal, as Security Personnel carry powerful weapons in Marauders that can damage you.
- Keep your distance, as they have high firepower due to their numbers.
Security Personnel combines better training with better gear, so players must be more competent when fighting this faction.
SAS
In-universe, SAS troopers are descended from the real-world UK” Special Air Service.” SAS Kingdom Alliance Special Forces are highly dangerous as they carry good protection and firepower. Moreover, they behave like a coherent team; they react to friendlies getting attacked. You won’t be able to pick them off one by one.
How To Identify SAS personnel
There are two types of SAS: the Operatives, which are more numerous, and the SAS Captian, one of the most brutal enemies in Marauders to fight.
SAS Operative
The SAS Operative is a foot soldier wearing medium armor and various weaponry. These Operatives tend to move in groups and react if one of their friendlies is engaging, so expect to be swarmed once you shoot one.
Players can easily spot one kind of SAS operative as it wears a red beret, a gas mag, and a light mag. The other kind looks heavier as it sports a BA Helmet and a gas mask.
Potential Loot from SAS Operative Enemies in Marauders
- .45 ACP Ammo
- 9mm Ammo
- BA Flak Vest
- BA Helmet
- SAS Beret
- Sten MKII
- Sten MK2 Suppressor
- Light Bags
- Sack Bags
- Bandages
- Canned Food
- Coins
SAS Captain
The SAS Captain looks similar to the SAS Operatives as they also wear a BA Beret, but as opposed to the grunts’ red berets, the one the SAS Captain wears is tan. This kind of AI enemy also carries a Thompson, a wonderfully costly weapon.
Locations
- Navy Outpost
Potential Loot
- .45 ACP Ammo
- .32 ACP Ammo
- Welrod
- Thompson
- BA Flak Vest
- BA Beret
- Light Bags
- Bandages
- Canned Food
- Coins
Contracts
- None
Tips To Deal With SAS Soldiers
- Be ready to fight one or more
- Kill one and fall back to heal
- Aim for the head
- Constantly rotate
- Do not let them flank you
SAS is the most problematic faction to fight in Marauders. Players must be careful when confronting this group, as they fight as a team and act more intelligently than other AIs.
Navy Commandos
The Commandos are a faction at war with the SAS, but don’t get your hopes up. The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend!
Commandos are equipped with heavy armor and weapons.
Players can find Commandos occupying Capital Ships. There are two types of Commandos: the foot soldier and the Commando Major. The latter is a high-ranking officer equipped with high-tier weaponry.
How To Identify Commandos Personnel
Commandos’ Foot Soldiers can get spotted wearing medium-tier armor, such as the Stahlhelm with MP40s and STG-44s.
Potential Loot
- M2 Flak Vest
- Heavy Stahlhelm
- Light Stahlhelm
- Panzel Armour
- Stahlhelm
- STG-44
- Mauser M712
- MP40
- SVT-40
- 10mm Ammo
- 7.62 Ammo
- 54-R Ammo
- Healing Items
- Coins
- Light Backs
- Commando Backpack
Commando Major
This High Ranking Official can get located in the cockpit of a Capital Ship Wearing Panzer Rig Armour, MG-42, and the Krasa Rifle.
Locations
- Captial Ship
Potential Loot
- Stahlhelm
- Commando Cap
- 7.62 Ammo
- Panzer Rig Armor
- Krasa Rifle
- Commando Backpack
Contracts
You can find Commando Major enemies in Marauders as part of the Top Brass and Breach and Clear daily contracts.
Tips To Deal With Commando Enemies in Marauders
- Use medium or heavy calibers on them, as nothing less will tear through their armor.
- Never fight them if you are wearing light armor.
- Kill and rotate.
- Make sure you have enough healing items.
- Be ready to fight other players.
- Locate the Escape Pods in the Capital ship in case Security Personnel outgun you.
Commandos can be brutal to fight, thanks to their high-tier equipment and the interest of other enemy players, as soon as they spot the Capital ship.
Final Thoughts of our Marauders AI Enemy Guide
Being able to identify every AI enemy will be a significant boon to your playthrough, as now you will know how to approach different situations. With the right information, you can choose which fights are worth fighting, and when to vanish through the nearest gate!
Feel free to check out some of our other content, such as our guide on whether or not you should prestige in Marauders. It can make your game harder yet leave you with positive improvements.
Please let us know what you think of our guide to defeating different NPC Marauders enemies. Do you have any other tips or tricks? We always appreciate hearing from our readers.
Good Luck, Space Pirate!
